An Inspiring Homecoming Date 

Genetic jackpot. She is definitely in the top 10 prettiest women on this planet. Not only pretty but also incredibly cute and heartwarming. I could listen to her for hours

Jackpot

@K Dubbs I agree. I feel sure her heart is in the right place, but this pity date really only reinforces the very scenario that the bullies created, that the boy cannot get a date on his own, as well as makes his (mild) autism a national story.

SHE BULLIED ME

@@CT-Irodion don't tell me what i'm not being

even if she was doing this for attention...turning the negative into the positive deserves all the limelight

@@mereje SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE B CUPS

I hope your cousin finds a girl who actually cares for him and wants to go on a real date with him. He seems like a nice guy and he deserves that. This was a pity date and a PR stunt from a girl trying to make herself look good

thank you for saying that nice stuff about Michael but Miss greater salt lake did not think just about looking good, she had a uncle just like Michael with the same dissabilites and she would help him, that's why she did this for michael because she wanted to be kind and for her uncle, but still thank you, and thank you everybody who is being kind about this.

@@10172 facts 👌 don't listen to the haters.

Allyson Gaines 😊😊😊

I am his sister and I too am glad y'all are being so nice to my bro. He has actually asked a girl out so 🤞

Life in multiple colours I did as well... I grew up and befriended my bullies. I won from inside and became mentally strong.

@life in multiple colours, life can be rough and sore but do not ever give up, those people who were bullying you, were probably very jealous of you and considered you weird if I may not mistaken. But, guess what being called “weird” is another way of saying special edition which they don’t see in other sources😃😃, so embrace yourself in a genuine respect, dignity and self worth. As the quote says “ you are what you repeatedly do”. Hang in there pal, I certainly believe in you 😊😊

Was being bullied because he's mildly autistic. Bullies felt they needed to teach him a lesson that his classmates will never accept him as normal, so tricked him into believing he scored a date to the prom like any other "normal" kid, then publicly pulled the rug out from beneath him. Utterly vile prank, just hope the bullies' parents are deeply ashamed and classmates are shunning them.

@@hd-xc2lz I can tell you that bullies didn't do what they did to "teach him a lesson." The guy is very "animated" so to say, and I'm guessing that they found his reactions to their crap to be hilarious. When I was in high school, there was a guy named Derek who was targeted because things got under his skin. Kids would say "Shut up Derek" during class, knowing that he wasn't talking, just to watch him become defensive about being accused of talking in class. The kids tried branching out to targeting others, myself included, but it never really went anywhere because everyone else let it roll off their shoulders. I wish I understood this when I was younger, because older kids at summer camps bullied me with gaslighting where they'd tell me one thing, then play dumb later on and act like I'm crazy when I confront them about it. Counselors were lazy and callous, and couldn't care less about what was going on.

Wether she did or not. She will be remembered for doing this for that young man

I nevee went to any of my school dances because if i was going alone I'd just rather not go at all

I actually have asked some one out. And I know that she is taken but I am not sad. She did this because I have been bulied my whole life and this was the one laugh I needed.😊

NoVaKane, what an appropriate name to hide behind, especially in light of your callous opinion. I would think you may well end up a very lonely person, bereft of real friends, with only family to fall back on because they have no alternative, in your twilight years. As a mental health professional, when I see messages such as yours, I have to wonder just what motivates you? Is it Schadenfreude, is it sociopathy, perhaps it is pure hate. Every action, every response, has a trigger. Not knowing you, I am left only with a deep sadness for you. If I might venture to write, "life is a very finite proposition. It is a guarantee that nobody will get out alive. With that thought in mind, even if but a seedling, can you really afford to waste any of your allotment on prurience?" Perhaps I have misread you and your words were triggered by your envy. Your victim is autistic, he will be for his entire life and can do NOTHING to change that. How much do you envy now, his few moments in the Sun? I wish you well, and I wish too you will find your way to a kinder and less judgemental life in your future.

Bro. Lmao. I see it too

I guess they will get divorced in 27 years? 🤣

She did not just do it for a publicity stunt she did it out of the goodness in her heart I would know. Because I am him

Samuel Preciado exactly, especially since she said she always does this. And people who cant get a date will get attatched & hurt And dad said first date....well its not really a date if u think about it...

Yup that is true.

_what if he gets his hopes up and then the girl doesn’t want anything more_ That's called "dating." It's the risk you take. Like this would be the first girl who *didn't* want to follow the first date with lifelong commitment.

Yea that’s I feel like she was just doing it out of pity though. I could be wrong but again I get your point.

This isn't dating. It's an attention seeking girl accompanying a guy to a dance. She sees him as a charity case and nothing more. He gets a date, she gets attention and social currency

Hi Ana Macedo this is Michael. Thank you so much for the kind words about me. I didn't really want to date because I was worried I would get my heart broken.

Ps thank you for spelling my name right

@@randomgenz506 you're welcome, I was just being sincere, you sound like a really nice guy. It makes sense to not want a relationship, with people being so deceiving, heartless at times. I hope you're surrounded by better people now.

The funny thing is I have just graduated high school

Hi! This is Michael

Well you also got to think about it she is like 25 and Michael is 16 obviously she wouldnt go out with him it would be illegal.

TBH, that's a little worse. It definitely shows pity. Like when a little kid finds out you don't hang out with (babysit) them b/c you like them but b/c you are getting paid. If he's content I guess It's alright but a fake date would just hurt my self-esteem. In high school I had good looking guys supposedly ask me out but I could still tell it was a joke. I'd rather not go on a date than to go on one where they aren't intersted or think I'm a joke/practice/charity case.

She was 18 when this aired. She’s 19 now she graduated last year

This was Not out of pitty or a publicity stunt she did she did this because he has been bulied his whole life and this moment was the one that he needed the moment that said you can't hurt me and never will. Ps I am his sis and he stuck up for me in thick and thin

You're being way too cynical.

It was NOT a pitty date. In fact they are the best of friends

Get off RU-vid and ask out a random girl at Starbucks.

Been there done that

I'm in the same boat and I'm 36 lol so don't feel bad!

I agree with you. Michael's parents and Michael do understand how Dexonna did this out of kindness. Michael's parents and Michael agree with the motivation behind what Dexonna did. Michael and Dexonna both seem like nice kind hearted people. I wish Michael and Dexonna the best.

Lee48Lee can i ask how she is making it public? Don't all these prom/homecoming stories go viral?

danielle mitchell -They don’t all go viral. In fact most don’t. She made the interview about how kind she was. If this were truly an act of kindness it should have remained private. I personally know a group of University aged students who do extraordinary volunteer work and have been since the age of 16 who although they’ve been offered publicity for their philanthropy, they’ve refused and will not ever make it about themselves. I’ve seen true selflessness on an ongoing basis. This video is such a contrast to what I’ve witnessed.

Lee48Lee interesting point. And it also doesn't help she's trying to be Miss Utah.

She ment for it to be privet and for the last time it was NOT A PUBLICITY STUNT

H DLT I thought I was the only one...this is hard to watch.... It is embarrassing for him...at least I think so

Sweetmama2.0 his father is to blame for not making a man out of his son

H DLT YES!!! Agree 100%, exactly what I said. Its dads job to drop the knowledge so his son isnt like this🤦🏻‍♀️

He has a disability. If it is Autism, some people don’t know how to express emotions properly.

beautiful story about a girl going on a pity date and using it for her own personal PR? Nah, nothing beautiful about this other than the overly staged photos they took

I can promise you that she did this for kindness not publicity

NO. IT WAS NOT

M. SEB b

definitely not. She's an attention seeker. If she gave him some then yeah, she's the real MVP. But we all know she did this for attention and to seem like a good person. That's it

@@thomaswasa no. I am Michael's father it was his choice for him to date and things like that and everyone who says she is FAKE and saying things like did they smash you just turned a beautiful story in a hatefull speech

We let our kids date when ready. I don't think you should be spreading rumors about people you dont even know